Midvash

λαμβάνωlambánō

while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))

Greek (New Testament) · G2983

Meanings

1. to take, lay hold of: absolutely, Matthew 26:26, Mark 14:22; with accusative of thing, Matthew 5:40, Matthew 26:52, and elsewhere many times; with accusative of person, Matthew 21:35, Mark 12:3, and elsewhere; pleonastic λαβών, Matthew 13:31, Matthew 14:19, and elsewhere; so also indic., Mark 7:27, John 19:1, John 19:40, Revelation 8:5, and elsewhere; metaphorically, with accusative of thing, ἀφορμήν, Romans 7:8, Romans 7:11; ὑδόδειγμα, James 5:10; id. with accusative of person, φόβος, Luke 7:16; πνεῦμα, Luke 9:39; πειρασμός, 1 Corinthians 10:13; aoristic perfect, Revelation 5:7, Revelation 8:5, and elsewhere

2. to receive: absolutely, opposed to αἰτεῖν, Matthew 7:8, and elsewhere; διδόναι, Matthew 10:8, Acts 20:35; with accusative of thing, Matthew 27:6, Mark 10:30, and elsewhere many times; with accusative of person, John 6:21, John 13:20, John 19:27, 2 John 1:10; ῥαπίσμασιν (a vulgarism; Bl., § 38, 3), Mark 14:65; metaphorically, τ. λόγον, Matthew 13:20, Mark 4:16; τ. μαρτυρίαν, John 3:11; τ. ῥήματα, John 12:48; πρόσωπον, Luke 20:21, Galatians 2:6; ζωὴν αἰώνιον, Mark 10:30 (cf. ἀνα-, ἀντι-, συν-αντι- (-μαι), ἀπο-, ἐπι-, κατα-, μετα-, παρα-, συν-παρα-, προ-, προσ-, συν-, συν-περι-, ὑπο-λαμβάνω).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 257 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 5:40 If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too.
  • Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
  • Matthew 8:17 This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said, “He took our sicknesses and removed our diseases.”
  • Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!
  • Matthew 10:38 If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
  • Matthew 10:41 If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.